The types of units range from years to minutes. On the tab for the displayed timescale tier, in the Units box, select the time unit that you want to use. In the Show list, select the number of tiers that you want to display in the timescale. On the Format menu, click Timescale, and then click the Top Tier, Middle Tier, or Bottom Tier tab. On the View menu, select a view that uses a timescale, such as the Gantt Chart, Task Usage, or Resource Graph view. Change the timescale in any timephased view These instructions are specific to Microsoft Project 2007. On the Date Boxes tab, under Top row and Bottom row, select the information that you want to display in the left and right portions of each row, and then select the patterns and colors you want. To show the beginning and end dates for the range of time you have chosen to view, select the Display monthly titles beginning and end dates. To add miniature calendars for the next and previous months, select the Display month pane check box. Under Display, choose 7 days to display a 7-day week or 5 days to display a 5-day week. In the Monthly titles, Daily titles, and Weekly titles boxes, choose the date formats that you want to use for the Calendar view. In the Timescale dialog box, click the Week Headings tab.

Right-click in the Calendar view, and then click Timescale in the menu that appears. Top of Page Change the timescale in the Calendar view Press CTRL + / (slash on the numeric keypad) to show smaller time units, and CTRL + * (asterisk on the numeric keypad) to show larger time units. The zoom slider appears near the bottom of the Project window.

In the Size box, enter a percentage to reduce or enlarge the spacing between units on the timescale tier.Ĭheck or uncheck the Scale separator box to show or hide horizontal lines between timescale tiers. In the Align list, pick Left, Center, or Right to align the label.Ĭheck or uncheck the Tick Lines box to show or hide vertical lines between unit labels.Ĭheck or uncheck the Use fiscal year box to base the timescale on fiscal or calendar years. In the Count box, specify a number to indicate the frequency of unit labels on the timescale tier.įor example, if the unit is weeks, and you enter 2, the timescale tier will show 2-week segments. In the Label list, pick the label format for the selected time units. In the Units box, pick the time unit for the timescale tier of the selected tab in the Timescale box. In the Show list, pick the number of tiers you want the timescale to show. In the Timescale box, pick the options you want, and view any changes you make in the Preview box. You can show up to three timescale tiers in each timescale view, and format each tier individually. Project automatically adjusts the top and middle tier. Pick the time units you want to show on the bottom tier of the timescale. Display a view with a timescale, such as the Gantt Chart.

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